IF YOU WANT TO BE INSULTED FROM HEAD TO TOE AND BE TREATED LIKE DIRT, PARTICULARLY IF YOU HAVE AN "ACCENT," GO TO THIS PLACE OR CALL THEM. THE MANAGER HAS A GOOD REPERTOIRE OF INSULTS IN STOCK FOR YOU, IF YOUR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN HAPPENS NOT TO BE THE U.S.A. AND "AN ACCENT" IS DETECTED.
On 4-3-13 I called "Amanda's Fresh Flowers" on 314 Westheimer to order a bridal bouquet for my daughter's wedding. She said they "didn't do that." When I stated that what was required was not a formal bouquet but simply three long stem flowers tied with a ribbon, she insisted they "couldn't do it." I expressed my dismay at the fact that a self-proclaimed "flower shop" could not tie up three flowers with a ribbon (all that was needed). Her answer was "GO BACK TO YOUR COUNTRY" AND HANG UP.
Livid as I was, I called her back to talk to the manager and get the address and number of the regional offices to complain about her insulting behavior not only to a customer but to a U.S. citizen. Needless to say, she didn't give it to me and in the most shameless fashion (sounding proud of herself for having hurled unwarranted insults to "a foreigner") announced she was the Manager. I then searched the internet and found 2 other outfits for Amanda's Fresh Flowers (one in Seattle and one in Las Vegas). I decided to call the one in Las Vegas to get the information the manager had refused to give me. And Lo! Here comes the interesting part: when I explained to the man answering the phone what had transpired in the Houston store, he asked if I was going to order something or not. When I reiterated the reason for my call he hung up on me. I called him again and said I will expose this firm's actions publicly, he said you can "fu..ing" complain to whoever you want. I tried calling the Seattle store, and the same man answered. He is also the one that answers the phone when you call their website (Fieldfreshflowers. com). So I suspect this gang of undesirables with half-baked ideas of what constitutes the fabric of our nation and our "melting pot" and who evince a level of ignorance that damages everything this country stands for, can continue to insult people gratuitously and with impunity. Little do they know or care that the hands that may save their lives in an Emergency Room may be the very hands of the person they took pleasure in insulting. I will pursue every possible avenue to expose this woman's and man's bigotry to unsuspecting customers (complaints will follow with the BBB, Teleflora, and every regulatory and administrative body that applies.)
The message to my fellow customers: STAY AWAY FROM "AMANDA'S FRESH FLOWERS" AND NEVER ORDER ANYTHING FROM FIELDFRESHFLOWERS.COM. YOU WILL BE CONTRIBUTING TO THE PERPETUATION OF BIGOTRY AND RACISM. read more
